Category: Green Building LEED News
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Why today’s best is the jumping off point for tomorrow’s goals
Published on: 21 Feb 2014 Feature image: I’ve got the Olympics on my mind. In addition to indulging in the theatre of the absurd that the live tweets about “dangerous face water” in Sochi afford, I’ve be…
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Local Government Shocks UK Couple By Requesting Removal of ‘Harmful’ Solar Panels
The Skinners were encouraged by their local council to install solar panels on the roof and side of their United Kingdom home, only to later be told by the same officials that their $33,300 energy system presented a threat to the community. According to Business Green, James and Joy Skinner, both 81, were left feeling…
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800+ Rally Against Fracked Gas Export Terminal in Largest Environmental Protest in Baltimore History
Yesterday, as a key state permit hearing began in downtown Baltimore, MD, activists from every corner of the state and from across the Mid-Atlantic marched to the doorstep of the Public Service Commission to send one clear message to state leaders: “Stop Cove Point.” [caption id="attachment_322547" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo credit: Chesapeake Climate Action Network’s Facebook…
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8 Ways Tomatoes Are an Anti-Aging Superfood
By Michelle Schoffro Cook When most people think of tomatoes they think of pasta and pizza, not necessarily their ability to keep people looking and feeling younger. But tomatoes are an anti-aging superfood that deserves a place in the diet of anyone interested in maintaining healthy skin, preventing age-related diseases like osteoporosis, and even preventing…
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10 Pieces of Literature That Will Change Your Perspective on Animals
By Nedelle Torrisi The following stories, poems and essays speak to the beauty of animals and our complicated relationship with them. [caption id="attachment_322488" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] 1. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley A scientist creates what he hopes will be a human being, but the creature turns out differently than expected, and he…